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Pandurang Pole assumes charge as Divisional Commissioner Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Pandurang K. Pole, an IAS officer of 2004 batch, Wednesday assumed the charge as new Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. “Senior officers from Divisional Commissioner's...

Entry of non-local labourers into Valley worries people

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of labourers, besides a sizable number of beggars, have begun to arrive in valley amid the threat of coronavirus, raising panic among...

Masks, sanitisers being blackmarketed: RTI Movement

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir RTI Movement (RTIM) on Wednesday alleged that many chemists in Kashmir are black-marketing mouth masks and hand sanitisers “with the result...

Steps to be taken to disinfect public places, says Srinagar Mayor

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu on Tuesday said that collaborative steps would be taken to disinfect railways stations, bus stands, mini bus stands sumo...

4G mobile internet suspension to continue till March 26

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday extended ban on 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued by principle secretry home department Shaleen...

Jammu admin urges religious organisations to follow precautions

JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma on Tuesday appealed religious organisations and transporters to follow advisories regarding precautions issued by Ministry of Health and...

DM Srinagar orders closure of food joints, clubs

SRINAGAR: District Magistrate Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who is also the Chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Srinagar under powers vested in him under...

137 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India: GoI

NEW DELHI: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached 137. As per Ministry figures,...

Public transport suspended, shuts market in Ramban

Jammu: In a drastic precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus, Ramban district authorities on Tuesday ordered suspension of public transport in the hilly...

Advisor Khan allocated 6 departments

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday allocated six departments to advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan. The former divisional commissioner Kashmir was appointed as the...

PK Pole is Div Com Kashmir

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday appointed Pandurang Kondbarao Pole as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir replacing Baseer Ahmad Khan who has been appointed as advisor to...

150 Shopian cab drivers have no space to operate

SHOPIAN: Cab drivers in south Kashmir’s Imamsahib Shopian said that they are without stand for two decades and are facing humiliation in the hands...

Akbar Lone calls for release of Kashmiri detainees in Parliament

NEW DELH: National Conference leader and member of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone on Tuesday raised the issue of release of Kashmiri detainees languishing in...

Safety and security of people our prime concern: DGP

SRINAGAR: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said that safety and security of people is our prime concern and directed the...

All Leh, Kargil passengers to be quarantined

JAMMU: Considering the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across the world and in the country, Chief Secretary B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, reviewed...

‘Toughest time’ for media since Aug 5, Kashmir Press Club tells PCI team

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) management committee, comprising President Shuja-ul-Haq, Vice President Moazum Mohammad, General Secretary Ishfaq Tantry and Treasurer Farooq Javed Khan...

NC demands release of Shameema Firdous

SRINAGAR: National Conference on Monday while demanding release of its leader Shameema Firdous said the prolonged incarceration of party’s women wing leader debunks the...

2157 persons under surveillance in J&K

JAMMU: The government on Sunday informed that 2,157 persons who had contact with suspected coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and...

Baseer Khan appointed Advisor to LG

JAMMU: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Sunday accorded sanction to the appointment of Mr. Baseer Ahmad Khan IAS, Division Commissioner Kashmir, as Advisor...

Al-Aqsa mosque, 3rd holiest in Islam, closes over virus

TEHRAN: The Islamic endowment overseeing the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, says the mosque itself and other buildings will be...

SMC conducts sanitation drive at KU

SRINAGAR: As part of the precautionary measures against coronavirus threat, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) conducted sanitation drive at main campus University of Kashmir on...

Militant arrested in Sopore

BARAMULLA: Police on Sunday said they have arrested Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in Sopore area of district Baramulla. In a statement, police said that based on...

Coronavirus Scare: Coronavirus patients in India at 84, no fresh cases in J&K

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus positive cases in the country has risen to 84, which includes the two deaths in Delhi and Karnataka,...

Govt issues Advisory for Hotels

SRINAGAR: The government Saturday issued advisory for Hotels in view of Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) situation. According to the Advisory, the hoteliers have been asked...

Haj Committee extends payment time

SRINAGAR: The Haj Officer of J&K Haj Committee Saturday informed that the last date for remittance of first balance amount of Rs 1.20 lakh...

PCI team arrives at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The Sub-Committee of the Press Council of India (PCI) to study media scenario in Jammu & Kashmir arrived here today on a four...

Crime Branch books 4 Haryana residents for duping people of Rs 1.5 crore

JAMMU: Crime Branch has registered an FIR against four residents of Haryana for duping people of Rs 1.5 crore on the pretext of giving...

One killed, 9 injured as vehicle falls into gorge near Patnitop

Jammu: One person died and nine others sustained injuries when a vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu...

28-day surveillance over for 159 persons in J&K

JAMMU: The J&K Government on Friday informed that 159 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period and, so far, only two cases have been...

Nodal officer for coronavirus control suspended

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered the suspension of Shafqat Khan, the nodal officer for coronavirus control efforts, for dereliction of...

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